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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
I’ve asked the following question numerous times and I’ve yet to receive a response, if all the middlemen standing between the artist and their customers were removed, so that art was sold directly to the public via the artists website, would it prevent people from visiting file-sharing networks? I keep hearing that DRM is evil, and in some ways, I agree, but I’ve yet to hear how removing it would drastically alter the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials.
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Have a look at indie bands or artists, and see how much fan loyalty they inspire. They're about the only artists I would even consider buying CDs from (after listening to them first).
That said, most contemporary music bores me anyway, so my opinion matters little to their bottom lines.
OTOH, if I find a book I like I'm actually fairly likely to buy a hardcover (from amazon) at some time, as I have at least some respect for author. The effort most musicians put in doesn't really impress me, seeing how almost nothing bears repeated listening to me; similarly for authors, if I consider a book rereadable I will generally buy it, otherwise not. That said, since I'm currently mostly reading dead romantic Russians atm, the only people benefiting from that are the translators (specifically, Pevear&Volokhonsky).
Anyway, the only thing that will motivate me to buy anything is if it isn't instantly consumed, and single use.
And since the latter description seems to cover most contemporary music, I don't really care what happens to the companies producing it, nor the interchangeable musicians singing the lyrics that were produced for them.